1944–45 Oregon Webfoots men's basketball team

1944–45 Oregon Webfoots men's basketball
1944–45 Oregon Webfoots men's basketball
NCAA Regional Third Place, W 69–66 vs. Utah
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
	North
Record	30–15 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach	John A. Warren (1st season);
Home arena	McArthur Court
	Seasons ← 1943–44 1945–46 →

The 1944–45 Oregon Webfoots men's basketball team were a college basketball team that represented the University of Oregon during the 1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season. The Webfoots, coached by John A. Warren, played in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and compiled a 30–15 win–loss record in regular and postseason competition and an 11–5 record in conference play. Overall they finished with a home record of 13–6, away record of 16–7, and a neutral record of 1–2. They finished 3rd regionally in the NCAA Tournament. With a total of 45 games played, that is the most in NCAA history for one season.

1944–45 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Oregon †	11	–	5	.688	30	–	15	.667
Washington State	11	–	5	.688	23	–	13	.639
Oregon State	10	–	6	.625	20	–	8	.714
Washington	5	–	11	.313	22	–	18	.550
Idaho	3	–	13	.188	13	–	20	.394
South
UCLA	3	–	1	.750	12	–	12	.500
USC	2	–	2	.500	15	–	9	.625
California	1	–	3	.250	7	–	8	.467

† North division playoff series and conference playoff series winner

Schedule

Pacific Coast Conference Standing: 1st
Date	Opponent*	Location	Time^#	Result	Overall	Conference
Regular Season Games
November 10, 1944	Seattle Coast Guard	Home		L 58-67	0–1
November 11, 1944	Seattle Coast Guard	Home		L 44-53	0–2
November 17, 1944	Willamette Navy	Home		W 55-35	1–2
November 18, 1944	Willamette	Away		W 69-49	2–2
November 22, 1944	Astoria Navy	Home		W 60-49	3–2
November 24, 1944	Klamath Falls Marines	Away		W 51-36	4–2
November 25, 1944	Klamath Falls Marines	Away		W 60-40	5–2
November 29, 1944	Fees Music	Home		L 38-40	5–3
November 30, 1944	Tillamook Navy	Home		W 60-36	6–3
December 1, 1944	Willamette Navy	Home		W 70-51	7–3
December 2, 1944	Willamette Navy	Away		W 47-36	8–3
December 15, 1944	Klamath Falls Marines	Home		W 68-65	9–3
December 16, 1944	Klamath Falls Marines	Home		W 70-57	10–3
December 18, 1944	British Columbia	Away		W 55-51	11–3
December 19, 1944	British Columbia	Away		W 63-59	12–3
December 20, 1944	Western Washington^[1]	Away		W 50-45^[2]	13–3
December 21, 1944	Fort Lewis	Away		L 38-52	13–4
December 22, 1944	Washington^[3]	Astoria, OR		L 18-31	13–5
December 23, 1944	Washington^[3]	Away		L 31-32	13–6
December 26, 1944	Vancouver CC	Away		L 37-49	13–7
December 27, 1944	Fees Music	Away		L 43-50	13–8
December 28, 1944	Oregon Medical	Away		W 49-39	14–8
December 29, 1944	Hanford All Stars	Away		W 52-33	15–8
December 30, 1944	Tillamook Navy	Away		W 62-41	16–8
January 5, 1945	Idaho	Away		W 48-38	17–8	1–0
January 6, 1945	Idaho	Away		W 41-38	18–8	2–0
January 8, 1945	Washington State University	Away		L 36-45	18–9	2–1
January 9, 1945	Washington State University	Away		W 47-34	19–9	3–1
January 13, 1945	Oregon State	Away		W 51-44	20–9	4–1
January 19, 1945	Washington State University	Home		L 43-54	20–10	4–2
January 20, 1945	Washington State University	Home		W 64-48	21–10	5–2
January 26, 1945	Washington	Home		W 59-36	22–10	6–2
January 27, 1945	Washington	Home		W 54-51	23–10	7–2
February 2, 1945	Washington	Away		L 56-59	23–11	7–3
February 3, 1945	Washington	Away		W 54-51	24–11	8–3
February 10, 1945	Oregon State	Home		L 51-55	24–12	8–4
February 17, 1945	Oregon State	Away		L 43-45	24–13	8–5
February 20, 1945	Idaho	Home		W 56-45	25–13	9–5
February 21, 1945	Idaho	Home		W 67-47	26–13	10–5
March 3, 1945	Oregon State	Home		W 47-38	27–13	11–5
Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division Playoff
March 10, 1945	Washington State University	Away		W 51-41	28–13	11–5
March 16, 1945	Washington State University	Home		L 48-53	28–14	11–5
March 17, 1945	Washington State University	Home		W 39-37	29–14	11–5
NCAA tournament
March 23, 1945	Arkansas	Kansas City, MO		L 76-79	29–15	11–5
March 24, 1945	Utah	Kansas City, MO		W 69-66	30–15	11–5
All times are in PST. Conference games in BOLD.

Notes and references

^ NCAA (2010). "Western Washington University Vikings Men's Basketball Media Guide 2010-11" (PDF). Western Washington University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
^ Western Washington has the final score as 50-46.
^ ^a ^b NCAA (2010). "Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Media Guide 2010-11 Record Book" (PDF). University of Washington. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2010.

2010–11 Oregon Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon. 2010. p. 80. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
2010–11 Washington Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). University of Washington. 2010. p. 42. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.

[1] NCAA (2010). "Western Washington University Vikings Men's Basketball Media Guide 2010-11" (PDF). Western Washington University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2010.

[Scoring_note-2] Western Washington has the final score as 50-46.

[Washington-3] NCAA (2010). "Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Media Guide 2010-11 Record Book" (PDF). University of Washington. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2010.

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